Good kid who lost 4 years to some really unfortunate injuries... would of been a legend if he had taken Barnsley up to the PL 4 or 5 years ago. Before the injuries he was a beast of a forward and could of punched his ticket anywhere in Europe. Sports is a crazy/cruel world.
About zero. Neither should he even try. His injuries were really serious and the PT he saw at the back end of the season showed a far slimmer, less bulky player who wasn't trying to monster opposing CBs as he'd done in the past. He's either accepted that he can't run on beast mode as he'd done at Barnsley, or consciously decided not try. Probably both. It's a very good idea IMO as I don't see how a guy with weak achilles' can support that amount of bulk at the that pace for 90 minutes 25 games a season
🟣🇺🇸 BREAKING: Orlando City is finalizing a deal to sign forward Daryl Dike, bringing the American back to the club he broke out with, per sourcesDike left West Brom this summer. He joined West Brom from Orlando for a deal worth around $9.5 million https://t.co/wmm4i08ojA— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) July 14, 2026
If this comes good, Orlando will be interesting to watch in the 2nd half of the season. Dike paired with Griezmann could be a lot of fun, assuming both have at least some talent left in their respective tanks.
Orlando also has U.S U-20 forward Justin Ellis, and I think the team will want to be heavily focused on his development too. It would not surprise me if Ellis is ahead of Dike.